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Letters .Patent No. 74,807,dated February 25, 1868.

.IMPROVEMENT IN STRAP-FASTENER.

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'To ALL WHoM 1T MAY ooNcEeN:

v Beit known that l', SHILOH W. DURHAM, of' Ipava, in the count)r ofFulton, and State ofllllinois, have invented a new and improved Buckleor Fastener for Straps, Snc.; and I do hereby declarethatvthe'fiollowing is n. full, clear, and exact description thereof,which will enable others skilled in theart to make and use the saine,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecication.

The present invention relates to :1n improved fastener or buckle forsecuring andr fastening the end of a, strap when turned over at its endupon itself for forming a loop, the construction of which, according tothis inrention, Vwill be now described, reference being had to theaccompanying plete of drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side or faceView of a strnp with it applied, and

Figure 2 a section taken in the plane of the line .t az,-g. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicato corresponding parts.

A, in the drawings, represents my improved fastener, which is formed of'a plate, B, h'nving a loep, C, at one end, and n. loop, D, near theother, carrying a tongue, E, upon its under side edge F. G, a strap.,turned ove-riepen itself at one end. and by such end inserted in theloops C and D ofthe plate, with the loop H of such strap projecting fromthe end I of' the plete, 'and the strap so secured in place by theinsertion of' the tongue E in one of its holes. J, a ring, shown nsbeing carried in the loop of the strap, and which is placedthereinbefore inserting the sli-:rp in the loops of the fastener.

VHaving thus described my invention, what I claim aspen', and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

'lhe strap-fastener, constructed as described, consisting of the plateB, having, upon one of its sides, thc loops C D, the lutter hoaringthotongue E, whose innerAencl fits within the strap between the loops C D,as herein shown :1nd described.

SHILoH w. DURHAM.

Witnesses:

Gno. MonLisY, SAM uni. FAnn.

